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Of the 169 subsidies provided, the largest was for Dick-Mar Farms, which received $32,050 for the claim of "Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities".
The smallest subsidy provided to a Venango County farmer was $1 to Larry E. Taylor.
There were 201 fewer subsidies than the year before, and the total value of the subsidies fell by $248,597.
Kimberly Amadeo of The Balance said farmer subsidies "help high-income corporations, not poor rural farmers. Most of the money goes toward large agribusinesses."
USDA data analyzed by the Cato Institute found that "farmers (on net) have derived almost 40% of their income directly from the U.S. government” in recent years.
The U.S. has provided farm subsidies since the Great Depression to assist farmers who weather price fluctuations and disasters to help maintain consistent farming across the country.
Subsidies Received by Venango County Code Farmers in 2021
| Farmer | $ Received | Reason for Subsidy | Total Received in Subsidies by Farmer ($) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dick-Mar Farms | $32,050 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $163,627 |
| Jeffrey N. Stahlman | $29,725 | Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program | $31,725 |
| Dick-Mar Farms | $23,062 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program | $163,627 |
| Dick-Mar Farms | $12,188 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $163,627 |
| Dick-Mar Farms | $10,955 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $163,627 |
| Mitchell Dairy | $10,132 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $78,787 |
| Dick-Mar Farms | $9,406 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $163,627 |
| Dick-Mar Farms | $9,349 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $163,627 |
| Walnut Grove Farm | $9,183 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $27,812 |
| Wayne Deeter and Sons | $9,113 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $66,130 |
| Mitchell Dairy | $9,107 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $78,787 |
| Dick-Mar Farms | $8,718 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $163,627 |
| Wayne Deeter and Sons | $8,528 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program | $66,130 |
| Mitchell Dairy | $7,820 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $78,787 |
| Mitchell Dairy | $7,772 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $78,787 |
| Lawrence S. Dunkerley | $7,524 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $17,478 |
| Dick-Mar Farms | $7,485 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $163,627 |
| Dick-Mar Farms | $7,370 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $163,627 |
| Dick-Mar Farms | $7,341 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $163,627 |
| Mitchell Dairy | $7,248 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $78,787 |
| Harold V. Riddle | $6,670 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $12,915 |
| Larry E. McKinley | $6,660 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $14,425 |
| Lawrence S. Dunkerley | $6,602 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program | $17,478 |
| Wayne Deeter and Sons | $6,537 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $66,130 |
| Dick-Mar Farms | $6,280 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $163,627 |
| Harold V. Riddle | $6,245 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $12,915 |
| Mitchell Dairy | $6,223 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $78,787 |
| Mitchell Dairy | $6,127 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $78,787 |
| Mitchell Dairy | $6,103 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $78,787 |
| Wayne Deeter and Sons | $5,875 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $66,130 |
| Walnut Grove Farm | $5,857 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $27,812 |
| Dick-Mar Farms | $5,808 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program | $163,627 |
| Dick-Mar Farms | $5,765 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program | $163,627 |
| Mitchell Dairy | $5,221 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $78,787 |
| Wayne Deeter and Sons | $5,045 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $66,130 |
| Wayne Deeter and Sons | $5,014 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $66,130 |
| Mitchell Dairy | $5,006 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $78,787 |
| Jarrett Findlay | $4,917 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $5,573 |
| Walnut Grove Farm | $4,826 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $27,812 |
| Larry E. McKinley | $4,682 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $14,425 |
| Wayne Deeter and Sons | $4,676 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $66,130 |
| Mcfate Farm Lease | $4,521 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $4,521 |
| Fred Dehart | $4,221 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $5,248 |
| Barbara J. McCarthy | $4,116 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $4,116 |
| Walnut Grove Farm | $4,094 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $27,812 |
| Wayne Deeter and Sons | $4,014 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $66,130 |
| Wayne Deeter and Sons | $3,953 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $66,130 |
| Wayne Deeter and Sons | $3,937 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $66,130 |
| Walnut Grove Farm | $3,852 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $27,812 |
| Charles E. Myers | $3,389 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $3,389 |
| Wayne Deeter and Sons | $3,368 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $66,130 |
| Larry E. McKinley | $3,083 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $14,425 |
| Dick-Mar Farms | $2,804 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $163,627 |
| Louis Heath Jr. | $2,687 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $5,328 |
| Louis Heath Jr. | $2,641 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $5,328 |
| The Hanby Estate, Inc. | $2,480 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $4,535 |
| Brent Denny | $2,459 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $2,879 |
| Bell Valley Farm | $2,457 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $4,307 |
| Mitchell Dairy | $2,331 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $78,787 |
| Mitchell Dairy | $2,213 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $78,787 |
| Paul E. Martin | $2,196 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $2,868 |
| Wayne Deeter and Sons | $2,132 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program | $66,130 |
| Randall Henry | $2,127 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $2,691 |
| James S Shelestak | $2,110 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $2,110 |
| Dick-Mar Farms | $2,093 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $163,627 |
| Dick-Mar Farms | $2,060 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $163,627 |
| Jeffrey N. Stahlman | $2,000 | Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program | $31,725 |
| Michael a Cuprinka | $1,770 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $1,770 |
| Mitchell Dairy | $1,740 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $78,787 |
| Mitchell Dairy | $1,713 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $78,787 |
| Lawrence S. Dunkerley | $1,697 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $17,478 |
| John McCrea | $1,668 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $1,668 |
| Lawrence S. Dunkerley | $1,650 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program | $17,478 |
| Dick-Mar Farms | $1,452 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program | $163,627 |
| Michael J. Groner | $1,321 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $1,321 |
| Charles E. Weaver | $1,320 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $1,566 |
| The Hanby Estate, Inc. | $1,300 | Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $4,535 |
| Dick-Mar Farms | $1,294 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $163,627 |
| Michael L. Williams | $1,283 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $1,439 |
| Martin Whitmore | $1,277 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $1,351 |
| Wayne Deeter and Sons | $1,274 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program | $66,130 |
| Andrew R Narlee | $1,256 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $1,256 |
| April L. Wills | $1,187 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $1,789 |
| Wayne Deeter and Sons | $1,123 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $66,130 |
| Bell Valley Farm | $1,035 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $4,307 |
| Dick-Mar Farms | $1,007 | Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $163,627 |
| Richard D. Perry | $980 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $1,519 |
| Brian L. Scott | $972 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $972 |
| Larry E. Taylor | $880 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $1,461 |
| The Hanby Estate, Inc. | $755 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $4,535 |
| Chad Findlay | $738 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $738 |
| Dick-Mar Farms | $727 | Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $163,627 |
| Fred Dehart | $704 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $5,248 |
| Dan Metz | $701 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $1,035 |
| Wayne Deeter and Sons | $694 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $66,130 |
| Thomas E. Cross | $690 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $831 |
| Paul E. Martin | $672 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $2,868 |
| Mendy M. Stewart | $659 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $659 |
| Bell Valley Farm | $652 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program | $4,307 |
| April L. Wills | $602 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $1,789 |
| Dick-Mar Farms | $584 | Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $163,627 |
| Larry E. Taylor | $570 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $1,461 |
| Randall Henry | $564 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $2,691 |
| Dick-Mar Farms | $552 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $163,627 |
| Wayne Deeter and Sons | $528 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $66,130 |
| Richard D. Perry | $507 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $1,519 |
| Brian L. Hillard | $504 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $757 |
| Samuel L Willyoung | $482 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $482 |
| Brent Denny | $420 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $2,879 |
| Dick-Mar Farms | $407 | Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $163,627 |
| Dick-Mar Farms | $404 | Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $163,627 |
| Dick-Mar Farms | $391 | Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $163,627 |
| Dick-Mar Farms | $337 | Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $163,627 |
| Dick-Mar Farms | $335 | Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $163,627 |
| Dan Metz | $333 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $1,035 |
| Wayne Deeter and Sons | $319 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program | $66,130 |
| Jarrett Findlay | $301 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $5,573 |
| Dick-Mar Farms | $289 | Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $163,627 |
| Jarrett Findlay | $285 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program | $5,573 |
| Dick-Mar Farms | $281 | Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $163,627 |
| Dick-Mar Farms | $263 | Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $163,627 |
| Brian L. Hillard | $253 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $757 |
| Charles E. Weaver | $246 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $1,566 |
| Dick-Mar Farms | $246 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $163,627 |
| Dick-Mar Farms | $207 | Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $163,627 |
| Dick-Mar Farms | $203 | Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $163,627 |
| Dick-Mar Farms | $189 | Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $163,627 |
| Dick-Mar Farms | $171 | Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $163,627 |
| Charles A. Walls | $166 | Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $176 |
| Willyoung Blueberry Lane Farm | $164 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $164 |
| Bell Valley Farm | $163 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program | $4,307 |
| Michael L. Williams | $155 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $1,439 |
| Dick-Mar Farms | $151 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $163,627 |
| Dick-Mar Farms | $151 | Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $163,627 |
| Dick-Mar Farms | $143 | Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $163,627 |
| Thomas E. Cross | $141 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $831 |
| Dick-Mar Farms | $134 | Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $163,627 |
| Dick-Mar Farms | $122 | Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $163,627 |
| Fred Dehart | $121 | Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $5,248 |
| Dick-Mar Farms | $120 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $163,627 |
| Fred Dehart | $120 | Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $5,248 |
| Dick-Mar Farms | $119 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $163,627 |
| Dick-Mar Farms | $113 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $163,627 |
| Dick-Mar Farms | $104 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $163,627 |
| Dick-Mar Farms | $95 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $163,627 |
| Dick-Mar Farms | $93 | Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $163,627 |
| Martin Whitmore | $74 | Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $1,351 |
| Jarrett Findlay | $71 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program | $5,573 |
| Charles D. Campbell | $68 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $68 |
| Dick-Mar Farms | $64 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $163,627 |
| Fred Dehart | $63 | Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $5,248 |
| Dick-Mar Farms | $62 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $163,627 |
| Dick-Mar Farms | $40 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $163,627 |
| Mitchell Dairy | $30 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $78,787 |
| Richard D. Perry | $25 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $1,519 |
| Dick-Mar Farms | $16 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $163,627 |
| Dick-Mar Farms | $12 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $163,627 |
| Fred Dehart | $11 | Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $5,248 |
| Charles A. Walls | $10 | Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $176 |
| Dick-Mar Farms | $10 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $163,627 |
| Gabriel D. Charles | $10 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $10 |
| Fred Dehart | $8 | Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $5,248 |
| Larry E. Taylor | $8 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $1,461 |
| Richard D. Perry | $8 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $1,519 |
| H Forest Potter | $6 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $6 |
| Lawrence S. Dunkerley | $5 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $17,478 |
| Dick-Mar Farms | $3 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $163,627 |
| Larry E. Taylor | $2 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $1,461 |
| Larry E. Taylor | $1 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $1,461 |
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